Music stand



Jan. 19,1926. 1,570,216

J. E. GARRETT ET AL MUSIC STAND Filed April 7 1925 2 Sheots-Sheet'l gwuenhw :ZZ (772172 17 *3 (7, M Faye :5,

Jan, 19 1926. 1,570,216

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UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE.

JOHN E. GARIBQETT ann GEORGE .M. noenns, or HAMILTON, onro.

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Application fiieaila rnv, 1925;" Serial No. 21,374.

To all who-m it may concern? f Be it known that'we, dorm E.'"GARRETT and GEORGE M. Rocnns, citizens of the -United States, residing at Hamilton, in'the county of Butler and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Music Stands, of which the follow-.

ing is a specification.

This invention relates to a music stand, and has for its general object to' improve upon devices of this nature, by providing an exceedingly simple construction, which is efficient and reliable in'use and operation, one which is inexpensive to manufacture, strong, durable, light in construction, not liable to readily get out of order, easyto manipulate, and generally well adapted .to the purpose for which it is designed. A specific object ofthe invention is to provide an improved rack for. the music stand, which may be easily and readily folded so that there will be no danger of breaking joints, and which may be constructed of a minimum amount of material.

Another specific object of the invention is to provide specific and improvedrmeans for holding the legs extended in an operative position.

With the above and numerous other objects in View as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed, the invention resides in certain novel featuresof construction, arrangement and combination of parts.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is an elevation of the stand embodying my invention, showing the front of the rack.

Figure 2 is an edge elevation of the rack.

Figure 3 is a front elevation of the rack folded.

Figure 45 is an enlarged detail fragmentary view of the lower end of the standard.

Figure 5 is a transverse section therethrough, taken substantially on the line 55 of Figure 1, extending downwardly.

Figure 6 is another transverse section therethrough, taken on the line 6-6 of Figure 1, looking downwardly.

Figure 7 is a longitudinal section therethrough, taken substantially on the line 77 of Figure 4, looking in the-direction of the arrows.

Referring to the drawing in detail, it will be seen that the music stand consists generally of an adjustable standard S, a foldable rack R and a leg structure L. The standard S includes a plurality of telescopically associated sections 5, 6, and 7. The sections 5- and 6 are'tubular, while the upper section '7 ma be solid, ifdesired. The section 6 is sli able in section 5 and section 7 is slidable in section 6.

The rack R- includes a center or main strip 8 provided on 1ts rear side, intermedlate its ends, with alug 9, pivoted as at 10, to the upper end of the section 7, a pair of bottom :angle, strips 11, pivoted as at 12, to the lower end. of the strip 8, rods 13' pivoted adjacent the outer ends of angle strips 11,

as at 1%, links 15 pivoted at their ends to intermediate portions of the rods v13 as at 16 and at their inner ends to an intermediate portion of the strip 8 as atf17, and a pair of braces 18 pivoted attheir lower ends to intermediate portions of the angle strips as at 19 and having their upper ends terminating in hooks 20, the strips 8 being provided with a staple or eye members 21, through whichthe braces 18 are slidable and with which the hook terminals 20 may be engaged for supporting the angle strips 11 in an open position, such as is shown to advantage in Figure 1. This rack K may be folded by moving the bottom angle strip 11 up wardly to the position shown in Figure 3, at which time the rods 13 and links 15 will swing over upon the center strips 8 and the braces 18 will slide through the eye member 21 so as to be also on this center strip 8. It will be noted that there is no chance of the rods 13, links 15, and braces 18, interfering with each other, as the rack is being folded or opened. A notched bar 22 is pivoted on a lug 23, extending from the rear side of the strip 8 adjacent its lower end and the notches thereof are adapted to engage a pin 24 projecting from the section 7 of the standard S whereby the rack may be held at a desired angle.

Referring particularly to the leg structure L, it will be, seen that the numeral 25 indicates a collar fixed to the section 5 of the standard S adjacent its lower end, and is provided with a plurality of pairs of apertured ears 26, between which are disposed the upper ends of legs 27, and pins 28 pivot these legs to theears 26, so that they may be swun upwardly to extend alongside of the standard S or to extend therebelow in a tripod formation, each leg being bent intermediate its ends, as at 29, so that when in its lowered position it projects obliquely from the standard, as may be seen from an inspection of Figure 7. sleeve 30 is rotatable on the bottom end of the section 5, being held in place by washer 81, and screw 32 or in any other suitable manner. The upper edge of this sleeve 30 is provided with an annular outwardly extending flange 83, having a plurality of bayonet slots'3 l formed therein. The flange 33 is located below the collar 25, and in order that the legs 27 may be placed in an operative position, it is necessary that they be swung through the entrances of the bayonet slots 34 and the sleeve 30 may then be rotated so as to engage the legs in the inner portions of the bayonet slots, whereby the legs are held in an operative position against displacement. In order to prevent rotation of the sleeve 30 and fiange38, we have provided a spring pressed catch 36, which is adapted to engage the upper por tion of one ofthe legs27, when said legs are engaged in the inner portions of the bayonet slots. By referring particularly to Figure 7 it Will be noted that We prefer to formlthe collar 25 on a solid member 37, which is engaged in the lower end of the bottoinsection 5 of the standard.

It is thought that the construction, operation, and advantages of the invention will now be clearly understood, without a .more detailed description thereof. It will be apparent that the present embodiment of-the invention, which we have described in detail has been disclosed merely byway of example, and that numerous changes in the details of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts may be re sorted to, without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention, as hereinafter claimed.

Having thus described our invention, What we claim as new is:

1. A rack for a music stand including a central strip, a pair of angle strips pivoted at their inner ends to the bottom end of the center strip, an eye member mounted on the center strip, a pair of braces pivoted to the angle strip and extending through the eye member, the free ends of said braces being provided with hooked terminals.

2. A rack for a music stand including a central strip, a pair of angle strips pivoted at their inner ends to the'bottom end of the center strip, an eye member mounted on the "center strip, a pair of braces pivoted to the angle strip and extending through vthe eye member, the free ends of said braces being provided with hooked terminals, rods piv oted to the angle strips, and links pivoted to the rods and to the center strip.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures.

JOHN E. GARRETT. GEORGE M. ROGERS. 

